The Grandkids Aren't Treated Equally

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Mary is upset that her in-laws have paid for college for all of the grandkids except her children. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11. Mary,
0:12.0	welcome to the program. Hey, Dr. Laura, how are you? Good. What can I help you with?
0:19.7	Good question. I just want your input on how I should handle in-laws when they're discussing,
0:26.6	how they're giving, paying for their colleges, but they don't offer to pay for my kids' college.
0:34.6	I'm saying paying for their colleges, Your in-laws are going to college?
0:40.7	They did go to college.
0:42.3	No, they're actually paying for my husband's brother's kids, which is wonderful.
0:47.9	And they can do whatever they want with their money.
0:50.8	And how old are your husband's brother's kids?
0:54.6	How old are they right now?
0:57.0	They have graduated from college, so they're done paying for their college.
1:03.0	And how old are your kids?
1:07.0	My kids are 21 and 18 and 13.
1:14.0	So this is your husband's parents.
1:16.4	He can always sit and talk to them and say,
1:18.3	I'm wondering if you might be willing and able to help us out with our kids college.
1:23.6	Have your, you shut up, woman.
1:25.7	You don't get involved.
1:28.0	Okay. And I haven't. I just kind of listen and nod and say that's great.
1:33.3	I appreciate that. You don't have to, you know, don't jump in to defend yourself. I didn't attack you.
1:38.4	I just want you to leave it along. And I'm kind of curious. Is your husband at all curious as to why they haven't, as of this
1:47.3	point, offered that? Is your husband been curious? Does he have an answer in his head? Does he
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